# Electrical burns, unspecified at PATCO Electrical Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019044241` · 4/26/2019 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** PATCO Electrical Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1316 NE 12th Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73117
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing switch gear in the basement of a building. The main breaker failed to trip resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to the torso and upper extremities.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*